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### Viewing cable 08PARAMARIBO436, PRESIDENT VENETIAAN'S STATE OF THE REPUBLIC -- OLD AND NEW

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    R 151807Z OCT 08
    FM AMEMBASSY PARAMARIBO
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0424
    INFO RUCNCOM/EC CARICOM COLLECTIVE
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    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 PARAMARIBO 000436

    SIPDIS

    DEPT FOR WHA - JROSHOLT

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: PGOV PREL NS

    SUBJECT: PRESIDENT VENETIAAN'S STATE OF THE REPUBLIC -- OLD AND NEW
    PLANS

    ¶1. (U) Summary. President Venetiaan's September 29 State of the
    Republic speech made clear that he and his coalition government are
    finally moving into pre-election mode. In the lead-up to the 2010
    elections, Venetiaan focused on the government's plans for
    development of the interior, and for implementing infrastructure,
    housing, and school projects. Most of the plans mentioned, however,
    were not new but plans that had been previously announced during his
    administration. While his 2007 speech focused on specific examples
    of bilateral cooperation, this year Venetiaan stressed multilateral
    cooperation -- and neglected to make specific mention of even China
    or Cuba as partners. As usual, Venetiaan made no direct reference
    to Suriname's partnership with the United States, although the
    President did, characteristically, indulge in a passing remark about
    the current financial crisis, in what used to be the most powerful
    country on earth. End Summary.

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    MULTILATERAL COOPERATION:
    NO MENTION OF CHINA OR THE U.S
    --------------------------------

    ¶2. (U) On September 29, President Ronald Venetiaan held his annual,
    constitutionally required State of the Republic speech at the
    Parliament. Like last year, Venetiaan mentioned the global crises
    faced by small countries like Suriname, including natural disasters,
    food and energy crises, and war. Characteristically, the President
    also indulged in a passing swipe at the United States, referring to
    the current financial crisis, in what used to be the most powerful
    country on earth. (Note: This was the only allusion he made to the
    United States. End Note.) Venetiaan said his administration's
    policies and Suriname's flexibility spared Suriname from being
    strongly affected by these crises, but we need to stay vigilant.
    Unlike in previous years, when Venetiaan focused heavily on
    bilateral cooperation, during this year's speech he focused more on
    development based on cooperation with Suriname's multilateral
    partners, specifically referencing the United Nations, the
    Inter-American Development Bank, the European Union, and CARICOM.
    While it is customary for President Venetiaan to avoid mentioning
    support provided by the United States in his speeches, it was
    noticeable that he also did not refer to Suriname's partnerships
    with China and Cuba, as he had in 2007.

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    AMBITIOUS PLANS
    -----------------

    ¶3. (U) The President's speech seemed crafted to make clear that his
    administration is taking citizens' concerns seriously. With the
    2005 inclusion of the A-Combination Party in the New Front plus
    coalition government, the administration is under increased
    political pressure from the Maroon parties and their constituencies
    to pay attention to the country's interior. In apparent response,
    Venetiaan mentioned ambitious plans for the interior, such as
    economic stimulation projects, infrastructure projects in the
    interior, land rights for Maroons and indigenous peoples, and the
    building and renovating of schools and boarding schools. He also
    mentioned scheduled road rehabilitation/building along the coastal
    strip, in both the districts and inwards into the interior.

    ¶4. (U) Since the start of the current administration in 2005, there
    has been much controversy and public dissatisfaction regarding the
    government's land and housing policies. Making big pre-campaign
    promises, Venetiaan re-announced and went into detailed explanation
    of government plans to execute an electronic system of land
    management, build 900 low cost homes in various districts before the
    end of 2009, and continue to expand the current low cost housing
    programs. Venetiaan spent several minutes referencing the
    government's renewed focus on youth, the country's Youth Parliament,
    and sports. Suriname holds the portfolio for Culture, Gender, Youth
    and Sport within the CARICOM, and Venetiaan had been criticized
    after his 2007 speech for not mentioning either the Youth Parliament
    or policies on youth issues.

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    MIXED REACTIONS
    -----------------

    ¶5. (U) Reactions to the speech were mixed. Radjkoemar Randjietsingh,
    Secretary of the United Reform Party (VHP, coalition member party
    headed by Vice-President Ramdien Sardjoe), praised the government's
    prudent monetary policies and claimed the government's 2009 plans
    clearly show its long term planning vision. The political opposition
    characterized the speech as nothing new and said it provided no
    answer to the developmental challenges Suriname is facing. Sham
    Binda, Chairman of the Association for Small and Medium-Sized

    PARAMARIBO 00000436 002 OF 002

    Enterprises, noted the absence of government plans for Public Sector
    Reform, the lack of policies to stimulate the production sector, and
    the lack of a policy to mitigate the effects of the rising gas
    prices on local production.

    ¶6. (U) Comment. With general elections only 18 months away and the
    current low approval ratings for the Venetiaan government, it was
    very important for the President to use his 2008 State of the
    Republic speech to start making re-election campaign promises. So
    he seized the opportunity to announce the government's plans for
    housing, land, and education, and to address other issues which have
    been bottlenecked over the past five years. There is nothing new,
    however, about the announced plans, as most had been previously
    announced by his administration. It is now more important than ever
    for the government to actually deliver on these promises, as Desi
    Bouterse's opposition National Democratic Party (NDP) and its
    Mammoth Coalition continue to ramp up for the 2010 elections by
    making promises, staging rallies, throwing parties, and continually
    accusing Venetiaan's administration of inaction. Faced with such an
    aggressive opponent, the President will do well to deliver on the
    promises he made on September 29. End Comment.

    SCHREIBER HUGHES

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